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Z-Pack May Cause Fatal Irregular Heart Rhythyms

March 14, 2013

On March 12, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a formal Safety Announcement warning the public that azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax), commonly referred to as “Z-pack,” can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart that may lead[...]

GranuFlo Used During Dialysis Allegedly Caused Cardiac Death

March 13, 2013

On March 29, 2012, Granuflo Dry Acid Concentrate (“GranuFlo”) and Naturalyte Liquid (“Naturalyte”), which are manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care North America (“Fresenius”), were subject to a Class I recall (a Class I recall is defined by the FDA as “[...]

How Healthy Is The U.S. Compared To Other Countries?

March 12, 2013

In 2000, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) ranked the U.S. health care system as 37th in the world. In 2012, WHO ranked the U.S. 29th of the 193 reporting nations for life expectancy (life expectancy is defined as the number of years that a newborn can expect to live). Life expectan[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Appeal Determines Nephrology And Urology Are Related Specialties

March 11, 2013

In an appeal decided by the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”) on March 1, 2013, the issue was whether nephrology and urology are “related” fields under the circumstances of the case before it, as that term is used in subsubparagraphs §§ 3-2A-02(c)(2)(ii)1A [...]

The Overall Health Of The U.S. Population In 2012

March 10, 2013

Of the four major factors that influence the public’s health in the United States, behavioral factors contribute 40%, genetics contribute 30%, social circumstances contribute 15%, medical care contributes 10%, and environmental conditions contribute 5%. It is a sad fact that today’s yout[...]

Ohio Hospital Settles Medical Malpractice Claim Alleging Brain Bleed

March 9, 2013

On February 27, 2013, the Court of Claims of Ohio approved a medical malpractice settlement in the amount of $499,900 in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed on January 7, 2013 that alleged that an Ohio hospital failed to timely and appropriately diagnose a patient’s brain bleed that alleged[...]

West Virginia Nursing Homes Seek Limit On Their Responsibility For Injuries

March 8, 2013

On March 6, 2013, the West Virginia Senate passed a bill that would limit (cap) the amount that West Virginia nursing homes would be responsible to pay for injuries caused to residents through their negligence, by expressly including nursing homes under the West Virginia Medical Professionals Lia[...]

New York Hospital Sued For Hepatitis Allegedly Caused By Reusing Insulin Pens

March 7, 2013

An upstate New York hospital has been sued for medical malpractice by three patients who claim they contracted hepatitis when hospital employees reused insulin pens (pen-shaped injector devices that contain a reservoir for insulin or an insulin cartridge) on different patients that were designed fo[...]

Health Rankings Of U.S. States For 2012

March 6, 2013

A publication entitled America’s Health Rankings is the joint effort of the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association, and the Partnership for Prevention, and is funded entirely by the United Health Foundation. As reported in the 2012 edition of America’s Hea[...]

A Supreme Court Win For Man Injured By A Navy Doctor

March 5, 2013

In a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) on March 4, 2013, the Supreme Court determined the issue whether the controlling provision of the Gonzalez Act, §1089(e), authorizes battery claims against the United States when military doctors operate without the patient�[...]

Today’s Blog Celebrates Two Years Of Consecutive Daily Blogging

March 4, 2013

Today we have reached the milestone of two years of consecutive daily blog postings. Tomorrow, we start our third year and we look forward to keeping our readers current with regard to medical malpractice issues and interesting relevant medical news. We have learned a lot while researching the t[...]

Another Minnesota Nursing Home Fails To Perform CPR, Resident Dies

March 3, 2013

In our blog for February 10, 2013 entitled, “Too Tired To Save A Life,” we reported on a Minnesota aide at a nursing home facility located in Waconia, Minnesota who failed to perform CPR on a nursing home resident on December 21, 2012, claiming that he was “too tired” to perf[...]

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